WASHINGTON — The bipartisan beltway group that usually bonds over missing Colorado’s mountains and the Denver Broncos is hosting a fundraiser tonight to raise money for victims of Colorado’s latest spate of wildfires.

Organizers of the newly revived Colorado State Society[4] said they have followed wildfire coverage from the nation’s capital over the last few months and decided to motivate other Coloradans to help. Depending on when this evening’s votes are scheduled, they expect some members of Congress, including Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, to make appearances.

“We were heartbroken to see the devastation caused by the wildfires back home,” said Stephen Plevniak, a spokesman for the Colorado State Society and manager of federal government affairs for Xcel Energy in Washington. “These are our friends and neighbors and we want to be as supportive as we can. You’d be surprised by how many Coloradans live in DC. From members of Congress and their staff to folks from the business world, the policy community, and in federal agencies, everyone wants to be of some help.”

The purpose of the Colorado State Society is to bring Coloradans together in D.C. and organizers say they have a “solid group of Republicans, Democrats and people off the Hill” involved in making the organization a truly bipartisan outlet for displaced westerners.